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Monument of WWI on Vörösmarty Square, Veszprém, Hungary

This Monument is located at Vörösmarty square in Veszprem city center. Prepared by Malasits Ferenc, inaugurated in 1939. You can see an Obelisk made out of Sand stone. On the top there is a Turul Bird sitting with a sword in his beak and all around on the surface of the monument can you find red stone memorial tablets and epigraphes. On the upper part of the obelisk you can see the number of the year : 1914-1918 for the memories of the Austro-Hungarian 31.Foot Regiment Patriots of Veszprém.

Hungary,

Type of WWI-heritage

War monument

Dimensions

The basement of the Obelisk is 140*140*75 cm. The size of the Obelisk is 100*100*540 cm

State of repair/preservation

Preserved, well managed.

Historical WWI Context

You can see an Obelisk made out of Sand stone. On the top there is a Turul Bird sitting with a sword in his beak an all around on the surface of the monument can you find red stone memorial tablets and epigraphes.

On the upper part of the obelisk you can see the number of the year : 1914-1918 for the memories of the Astrian-Hungarian 31.Foot Regimemnt Patriots of Veszprém.

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Historical Images

State of legal protection

Protected, well managed.

Owner

The owner is Municipality of Veszprém Town.

Kind of cultural use of WWI

Memorial events are hold on the square in front of the Obelisk for the Heroes of Austro-Hungarian Army 31.Foot Regimemnt Patriots of Veszprém and for the heroes who died in the WWII.

Other suggested important sights are the follows:

Fire tower, 8200 Veszprém, Vár u. 9.

Laczkó Dezső museum, 8200 Veszprém, Erzsébet sétány 1.

Dubniczay palace, 8200 Veszprém, Vár u. 29.

Viadukt, 8200 Veszprém, Pápai út 37.

Petőfi theatre , 8200 Veszprém, Óváry Ferenc u. 2.

Holly Trinity statue, 8200 Veszprém, Vár u.

Queen Gizella museum, 8200 Veszprém, Vár utca 35.

Szent Mihály basilica , 8200 Veszprém, Vár u. 18-20.

Gizella chapell, 8200 Veszprém, Vár u. 35.

Archiebishop palace , 8200 Veszprém, Vár u. 16.

Nearby Veszprém you can find:

Veszprémi zoo - game park, 8200 Veszprém, Kittenberger Kálmán utca 17

Veszprém valley

Villa Romana Baláca, 8248 Nemesvámos

Gulya hill belvedere

Available information is on the www.utazzitthon.hu/latnivalo/veszprem site

Veszprém is a city with county rights in the Central Transdanubian region of Hungary. The historical town which is the administrative centre of Veszprém County has a population of 57.000 persons and called as the “Town of Queens”. Veszprém has always played an important role as a cultural, educational, religious and touristic centre of its region. The town has a well-developed Hungarian and international commercial and industrial infrastructure, which is one of the reasons for the town’s dynamic development. Owing to its historical past and its geographical location (from one side surrounded by the hills of Bakony, on the other side by Lake Balaton) the town has a diverse cultural life with great touristic potentials. The city has an active sport life both on professional and amateur level, and can be proud of its sportsmen, sportswomen, teams and sport venues.

The town has a very vivid cultural life: there are three theatres, the town's musical culture is many-sided and lively.

The friendly small-town atmosphere of the 1000-year-old Veszprém has not disappeared to our days. The reviving old town awaits tourists longing for a historic atmosphere and nice walks as well as far-away visitors coming to the cheerful events and festivals of the young.

Available information is on the www.utazzitthon.hu/latnivalo/veszprem site